Directors

Denis Lucquin, Sofinnova Partners

Denis Lucquin, Managing Partner, joined Sofinnova SA in 1991. He is a graduate in engineering from Ecole Polytechnique and Ecole du Génie Rural des Eaux et Forêts. Denis began his career in academic research. For five years, he was in charge of the technology transfer department at the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), France's agricultural research institute. In 1989, he joined the venture capital industry as director of investments at Innolion (Crédit Lyonnais). He carried out many investments in France and other European countries in companies such as Nicox, Exonhit, IDM, Neurotech, Innate Pharma, Neuro 3D, Oxford Glycosciences, Oxford Molecular, PPL Therapeutics, Crop Design, Metris Therapeutics, Ablynx and Novexel. He sits on the board of many of these companies. Denis is also a founder of Association France Biotech.